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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. What is normal albumin levels?






2. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






3. What is the function of vitamin C?






4. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






5. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






6. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






7. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






8. What foods have high quality protein?






9. When does BMR increase?






10. Fats can lead to some medical problems






11. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






12. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






13. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






14. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






15. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?






16. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






17. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






18. How many calories/gram is protein?






19. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






20. What is the function of vitamin E?






21. When does BMR decrease?






22. What are healthy sources of fats?






23. What does DASH stand for?






24. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






25. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






26. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






27. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






28. What function is vitamin D?






29. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






30. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






31. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






32. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






33. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






34. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






35. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






36. Sources of fats






37. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






38. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






39. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






40. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






41. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






42. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






43. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






44. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






45. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






46. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






47. What is RDA of protein?






48. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






49. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






50. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?